Lisín na nAbhall

Lisheenanoul preserves the memory of a ringfort (lios) adapted for apple cultivation, a practice that emerged when abandoned Iron Age and medieval forts were repurposed for agricultural use. The diminutive form 'lisín' indicates a modest-sized fortified enclosure. The area falls within the Barony of Iffa and Offa West, historically controlled by the Gaelic clans of Uíbh Eoghain and Uíbh Fhathai...